Pigskin preview: Wolverines might take lumps early

• Last playoff appearance: 2012, lost to Tularosa 26-21 in the Class 2A semifinals.

• Things 2 look 4: Texico won state championships in 2004, 2005 and 2008. The Wolverines have been painfully close in each of Autrey’s four seasons, finishing as the Class 2A runnerup each time. … The three returning starters, all seniors, go both ways — TE/DE John Myers, WR/S Adrian Gomez and RB/S Mitchell Pinnell. … Junior Justin Rucker is scheduled to replace the graduated Rollin Harris at QB. … The Wolverines have added a 10th game this season. They’ll face Hatch Valley, which also lost in last year’s 2A semifinals, on Sept. 13 at a neutral site, Estancia.

• Biggest area of concern: Autrey says it’s overall experience. “That (senior) group last year had been playing since they were sophomores,” he said. “But we’ve got some athletes coming in. By the time November rolls around, hopefully we’ll be up there.”

• Coach’s take: “We have some tough games early on, but the deeper we get into the season, hopefully, the better we’ll be.”